Milwaukee Bucks Free Throw Percentage: Home vs. Away

nba
code
analysis
Author

Quinn Campbell

Published

December 17, 2023

Let’s analyze the nba data:

nba<-read_csv("https://cuinnqampbell.github.io/nbamilwaukee.csv")
rmarkdown::paged_table(nba) 

Variable Description for nba data.frame

Variable Descriptions:

type_text: Type of play listed

text: Result of play listed

away_score: Score of away team at time of play

home_score: Score of home team at time of play

period_number: Period in which the play occurred

clock_display_value: Time in period when play occurred

scoring_play: If ‘TRUE,’ play resulted in a score change. If ‘FALSE,’ play did not result in score change

shooting_play: If ‘TRUE,’ play involved a shot. If ‘FALSE,’ play did not involve a shot

season: year of season when play occurred

home_team_name: Name of home team

away_team_name: Name of away team

time: Time at which play occurred

What I Found

In my data analysis, I found that the Milwaukee Bucks had 201 makes on 273 attempts, meaning they shot 73.626% from the free throw line on their first attempt.

[1] While these results don’t reveal much, when compared to the results in figure [2], they tell us something important.

Additionally, I found that the Milwaukee Bucks had 223 makes on 273 attempts, meaning they shot 81.685% from the free throw line on their second attempt: an 8.059% difference!

[2] The results from the second free throw, when compared to the results from the first, tell us that the players shoot more efficiently on their second attempt. This may be because they need a warmup shot, possible corrections, and many other factors